COUGS LOOKS TO EXTEND PAC-10 WIN STREAK: The Washington State volleyball
team participates in Homecoming activities with two matches at Beasley
Coliseum...the Beavers and the Ducks come into Pullman with losing
records...WSU has beaten both teams, home and away, for the past four
years...OSU's last win over the Cougars came in 1993 in Corvallis while
Oregon's last win over WSU was a 3-2 match in 1990 in Eugene...WSU received
votes in this week's USA Today AVCA Coaches Top 25 Poll for 32nd.

OREGON STATE (10-6, 0-5): The Beavers come into Pullman on an four-match
losing streak...their last win was a 3-2 decision over Portland...OSU is
led by 3.59 kills and 2.98 digs per game averages of junior Sarah
Bjeldanes...Australian Selina Scoble brings a 1.78 blocks per game average,
third-best in the Pac-10...coach Jeff Mozzochi has a 93-82 record in six
years at Corvallis and a 380-157 career record in 15 seasons...WSU leads
the series 30-23...last year in Pullman, the Cougs recorded a 3-0 win.

OREGON (6-9**, 1-4): The Ducks are coming off a four-match losing
streak...**play at Portland Tuesday night...Oregon's last win came at Cal
State Fullerton, 3-1...sole conference win was a 3-0 decision over Oregon
State...senior Madeline Ernst leads team and Pac-10 with a 5.73 kills per
game average...sophomore Amy Banducci digs up 3.15 per game, fifth in
Pac-10...coach Cathy Nelson has a 34-71 record in three years at Oregon and
94-88 in six-year career...Oregon leads the series 27-22 with their last
win in 1990, a 3-2 victory in Eugene.

LAST WEEK'S ACTION: WSU lost at Stanford 2-15, 9-15, 3-15...Jennifer
Detmer led the Cardinal with 13 kills, hit .550 and added eight
blocks...Sara Sandrik tallied 11 kills and eight blocks while Kerri Walsh
had 10 kills and a match-high 16 digs...setter Robin Lewis had a match-high
nine blocks in addition to her 34 assists...Jennifer Stinson's 10 kills led
WSU while Alicia Erickson tallied four blocks and setter Samantha Spink had
eight digs and 26 assists...Sunday at Cal, WSU pulled out a 3-2 win (15-5,
14-16, 9-15, 15-5, 15-9) for the sixth-time in seven years...Stinson led
the Cougars with 23 kills and eight blocks, Spink had 48 assists and Kim
Kleven contributed 13 digs...WSU hit .301 for the match...Cal was led by
the 13 kills, 14 digs and four service aces of Brook Coulter...Cal hit .131
for the match.

ABOUT THE COUGAR COACHES: Cindy Fredrick has a 189-119 record in her 10th
season at WSU (.614)Fredrick's overall collegiate record in her 14th
season is 275-179 (.606)...assisting Fredrick is her husband, Dr. Mashallah
Farokhmanesh (tenth year), and Shannon Hoyt (first year).

ABOUT THE COUGARS:

Jennifer Stinson (6-1, senior, MB, Davenport, Wash.) leads WSU with 4.02
kills per game (tied for seventh in Pac-10) and 1.20 blocks per game (tenth
in Pac-10)her .299 hitting percentage is eighth in Pac-10...her 33 kills
last weekend gives her a career 943 kills and moves her to 10th on WSU's
all-time list...was MVP of the Cougar Challenge Tournament.

Wendy Rouse (6-3, senior, LS, Reno, Nev.) moved from the right side to the
left side in the past matches but she may move back according to Coach
FredrickRouse is contributing 2.93 kills and leads team with 2.37 digs per
gamehit .480 vs. Long Beach State and .370 in five-game win at Cal...named
to Cougar Challenge All-Tournament team.

Colleen Smith (6-6, sophomore, RS, Albuquerque, NM) moved from middle
blocker to right side hitter in the Cougar lineup shakeupSmith has 2.41
kpg and 0.95 bpg averages...hit .400 against Cal...alternating starts with
Lucie Vratnickova.

Samantha Spink (5-9, senior Setter, Coeur d'Alene, Id.) 2.24 digs per game
is second on team...10.78 assists per game.her 22 digs against Gonzaga is
a career-best at WSU...she had six blocks against Utah and Arizona State.

Kim Kleven (senior, DS, Spokane, Wash.) had a career-high 13 digs at Cal
and 11 digs against #2 Long Beach State...became part of the Cougar
starting six when Pac-10 competition started.

Alicia Erickson (6-4, freshman, middle/outside hitter, Henderson, Nev.)
averaging 1.15 blocks per game...had nine blocks at Idaho...tallied an
impressive five blocks against #2 Long Beach State and stopped eight kills
at the net against Arizona State...in five games at UW, had 6 kills in 11
attacks with no errors for .545 Hpct...also hit .500 at Cal...only plays
front row.

Joy Sperry (6-1, junior LS, Wallace, Id.) became starter in the UW match
but only played two games...alternates playing time with freshman Missy
Blackshire...heavy taping for an inflamed Ulnar nerve in hitting arm elbow.

Lucie Vratnickova (6-1, senior, OH, Czech Republic) started in front row
for Colleen Smith against Cal...usually subs into the back row for
Smith...has recovered from a stress fracture in her take-off
foot...career-high seven kills at Stanford.

Missy Blackshire (5-10, freshman OH, Spokane, Wash.) alternates playing
time with Joy Sperry...saw quality playing time in the win against Arizona
State when she played all four games with 3 kills, a service ace, one block
and 7 digs.